Season 20, Episode 6Episode Synopsis: The race continues in Azerbaijan, where teams take part in a helicopter-evacuation training exercise. At a Detour, the duos must scrub excess oil off of some very hairy bathers. Original Air Date: Mar 25, 2012

“This Is Wicked Strange (Baku, Azerbaijan)” – Two Teams hit the hay to see how well they stack up and Racers break out the sponges for an oily detour during the series first-ever trip to Azerbaijan, on THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, March 25 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan is host.

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

The Bibi Heybat Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan --ID'd by LeafsFan and Dom.

The Azerbaijan State Carpet Museum Id'd by Hakushu8 and also ID'd as being opposite our probable PitStop

Tasks:teams take part in a helicopter-evacuation training exercise. (LeafsFan and Press)Detour: scrub excess oil off of some very hairy bathers (LeafsFan and Press)

PitStop: Baku Pier (thanks to LeafsFan!)

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

Bathing in crude oil is reputed to soothe the skin and boost energy levels. But, as Luke Jerod Kummer discovers at Naftalan in Azerbaijan, the process of immersion is a far cry from the luxurious spa pampering that most of us enjoy "Why you come sanatoria?" the voice at the end of the phone asks. "Oil," I answer. I'm seated in the doctor's office at the Naftalan Sanatorium, near the battle-scarred territory of Nagorno-Karbakh in Azerbaijan. The health centre is famous for its crude oil baths, which are believed to have medicinal properties and be good for treating skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis, easing joint pains; and generally calming the nerves. But as no one here speaks English, I'm none the wiser as to what the basis for these health claims might be. Rather, I'm talking to a stranger down a telephone line as banter ensues between my taxi driver, Emar, the "doctor", receptionist and nurses. People once flocked from all over the USSR to health centres in the small town of Naftalan to spend days soaking in the dark, heavy type of crude that's found in this area but is too expensive to refine. Today, western tourists like me are still an oddity.

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

Other highlight: In Azerbaijan, there is a man soaking in oil...because that is what they do.

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

There is a reason to believe that the Pitstop of the Baku leg was on Baku's Pier.

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

Since we have a fair bit of info already on this leg, am going to open this up for discussion a bit early!

Have fun!

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

In the season preview, we know Bopper/Mark were filmed running in the area of the brown X spot (with the Carpet Museum in the background), so are we speculating that the pitstop is all the way at the end of the pier, by the red circle? Or maybe just at the tip of that pier?

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just dance~*~I don't understand the question, and I won't respond to it.

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

If I was a TV producer I would want it at the end of the pier. A foot race to the mat would make great viewing.

Just conjecture.

The finish line in TAR2; the pit stop in TAR9 (Australia, leg 10) and TAR7 (leg 6).

Alenaveda,

You are correct about the East Fort Baker sprint for AR2 and the AR7 race at Makgadikgadi Pans. Howvever, you have made a minor error for AR9. It was episode 9 of AR9 which was the exciting 3-way race to the pit stop at Lake Bennett wilderness Resort.

If I was a TV producer I would want it at the end of the pier. A foot race to the mat would make great viewing.

Just conjecture.

The finish line in TAR2; the pit stop in TAR9 (Australia, leg 10) and TAR7 (leg 6).

Alenaveda,

You are correct about the East Fort Baker sprint for AR2 and the AR7 race at Makgadikgadi Pans. Howvever, you have made a minor error for AR9. It was episode 9 of AR9 which was the exciting 3-way race to the pit stop at Lake Bennett wilderness Resort.

In the leg 6 (the second hour of episode 5 in the USA), Brian & Greg were in a car crash and they fell down to the last place. They made an extraordinary comeback beating Ray & Deana in a foot race to the pit stop, to avoid elimination.

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

Wow!! Thanks to Slowhatch and LeafsFan we have our FirePit, RB, and PitStop ID'd one-two-three!!

Great work you two!!

Now...is that the BAKU Pier or another one??

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan